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Bird Studies. 



of a clearincj or in a new second crrowth of woods. The 



eggs, 



varying in 



number from four to six, are white, speckled mainly at the larger end with 

 reddish brown. They are rather more than three fifths of an inch long and 

 half an inch in their other diameter. 



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The Blue-winged Yellow Warbler is well described by its name. It is 



bright yellow below except the feathers below the tail which are white. The 



„, . , crown is bright yellow, gradually shading into the yellowish 

 Blue-wmged , , '=' ^ '^„, •^. » ^ 



Warbler green ot the upper parts. 1 here is a conspicuous nar7-ow 



Heiminthophiia pinus biir of b/cxck, vcacliiug from the bill to the region back of the 

 eye. The wings and tail are dark grayish blue, lighter on 

 their edges. There are two bars on the wings which vary from pure white, 

 the general color, to bright yellow. The three outer tail feathers are notice- 

 ably marked with white on their inner webs. The adult female and immature 

 birds are similar, but have the yellow crown more or less obscured by yellow- 

 ish green like the back. The birds are about four inches and three quarters 

 loniT. 



BLUE-WINGED YELLOW WARBLER. 



During the migration they are found throughout the Eastern United 

 States, north to Southern New England and Southern Minnesota. They 

 breed throughout the northern half of this area and winter in Central America. 



